A further contract notice was placed on the E Tenders website and the OJEU, with a closing date of September 2017, to seek submissions from candidates for the delivery of more new homes using this procurement process. In Phase 2 of Competitive Dialogue, three schemes have commenced on site comprising a total of 35 homes. Further schemes have been shortlisted to progress to the next phase of procurement, involving a Part 8 process, or are at tender stage. Twelve of the schemes under consideration have Part 8 approval in place (385 new homes) and are at tender stage. One further scheme is under consideration at Redemption Heights (64 new homes). Capital appraisals were approved by the DHLGH for the construction of 41 housing units at Gerald Griffin Street & 65 units at Deanrock, Togher. The construction of the units together with a community facility at Deanrock, Togher have reached practical completion and have now been tenanted. The enabling works have been completed for the development of the units at Gerald Griffin Street. The DHLGH has approved funding for 51 units at Boyce’s Street and works for this project have commenced. DHLGH funding is in place for two further projects - 9 units at 5/6 Shandon Street/John Philpott Curran Street, which has commenced on site, and a further 6 units at St. John’s Well that have been completed and tenanted. Further funding has been approved by the DHLGH for the construction of new housing units located at Foyle Avenue (3 units), Bramble Cottages (5 units) & Errigal Heights (20 units). Two of the projects are being designed to progress to Part 8 planning application and the Foyle Avenue project has been tendered. A 3 unit development at Glenamoy Lawn and a 1 unit development at Kerry Road have all been approved by the DHLGH and advertised for Part 8. In addition, a 64 unit development at Poulavone, originally a Cork County Council project, and a 7 unit development in the Hollywood Estate now have Part 8 approvals in place. Two further projects have funding approved by the DHLGH at Cloverhill Court and Westside and are currently progressing to Part 8 design. Further to the scheme of 28 units at Sheridan Park, Tramore Road which completed in February, 2017, an additional 3 units were delivered in 2018 as an extension of the original ‘Turnkey Acquisition’. The City Council contracted for the purchase of an additional 5 units at Ard Aoibhinn, Banduff with the scheme completing in 2018. A total of 5 units at 37- 39 Dublin Street were also constructed and completed in 2018. 6 new homes were completed via turnkey in 2019 in Ballinlough. A further 29 new homes at Maryborough Ridge have now delivered and been advertised on CBL. The completion of the Arus Mhuire complex contains 30 units with a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom bungalows and apartments. It is a designated older persons’ complex, housing homeowners looking to downsize and transfers for elderly tenants requiring more suitable accommodation. Tuath are managing the complex for Cork City Council. The project won an award at the ICSH Community Housing Awards under the “Housing for Older People, Large Project” Category and most recently in November 2019 won a Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Award in the Local Authority Innovation Category. The Scheme has also been shortlisted in the CIH Awards Innovation Category to be announced in February 2020. A similar scheme is proposed for the Springville House site, Blackrock Road, Cork. Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF): Tuath Housing Association, with DHLGH approval, has progressed a construction scheme at the Meadows, Knocknacullen consisting of 52 units, and a further scheme at Maryborough Ridge which delivered 52 units. A scheme at Bishops Avenue, Farranferris, comprising 86 new homes is under construction and units are being completed on a phased basis in 2020. Capital Advanced Leasing Facility (CALF) funding approval was confirmed for two turnkey projects involving Respond CLG consisting of 25 apartments located at Millerd Street, Cork and 80 units at Redforge Road, Blackpool, Cork. Millerd Street has now completed and units are phased to deliver on Redforge Road from 2021. A further scheme of 44 homes at Coolroe, Ballincollig has been progressed by Respond with phased delivery already commenced. A large project at Leeside Apartments in conjunction with Clúid Housing Association was completed for the provision of 72 units of accommodation. A further 6 units have now been completed for the project. This project won an award at the ICSH Community Housing Awards under the “Collaboration Category” recently. The project demonstrated a collaborative and innovative approach from Cork City Council, with partners such as the Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government and Clúid Housing Association to get the project completed within a very tight timeline. A further nine homes at Togher Cross, Lehenaghmore, in conjunction with Clúid Housing Association, have been completed. A project in conjunction with Clúid Housing Association at the Avenue, South Douglas Road also completed, to provide 62 units. Cluid’s site at Green Lane, Blackpool, has also commenced construction. Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS): Under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS), the construction of 33 units at Edel House, Grattan Street by Good Shepherd Cork received DHLGH approval. Works commenced in Quarter 1 of 2019 and are on course for delivery in 2020. Work ha s commenced on site for 8 units at Joachim and Anne’s with Cork Simon also on course for delivery in 2020. Three separate CAS units have also completed with Circle Housing Association with further homes to deliver before year end. In 2019, a total of 22 CAS Acquisitions were completed with a number of Approved Housing Bodies including Circle Housing, Focus Housing Association and Galtan Housing Association.
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